When talking about the one leg jump the “general consensus”is that this way of jumping is to be named a “reactive jump”because it relies heavily on the reactive ability of that particular athlete. While this is a general name for the one leg jump,“reactive”,the reality is that the one-leg jump has [...] I want to establish through this post the “proper equation of jumping”. Yes,I know,I’m starting to sound more and more like a marketing guru but bare with me on this one. The problem I have found with whatever there is in this strength&speed “industry”(although I have hardly understood where the word “industry”[...] It’s funny how western guys take things for granted. In all domains. But since we’re talking athletic things in here,let’s keep it at that. Whenever I look over youtube,say,searching for squats,plyos,or whatever training “events”,I see all kinds of fancy gyms,apparatus,machines,bossu-balls,tens of squat racks,power racks,[...] When people talk about isometrics in the training world,they don’t really associate isometric stuff with dynamic efforts for athleticism. Truth is,the isometric concepts/benefits/volume/intensities etc are barely known in the training world. One could go on and think “why the hell should I train isometrically when the aim is doing dynamic movements?”and,well,[...] Ok,let’s say you have a 30 inch vert. Now I come and tell you:jump 34 inches. You listen and go try it:you begin your approach,you plant,you bend,you jump,and I measure 30 inches. Ok,fine,but why can’t you jump 34? Yeap,I know,pretty hard to tell,[...] Hey guys,this is my first post here so I hope you enjoy it. I’ll talk about the basics of jump training and the two “major types”of individuals I have ran into during my training journey. Have fun reading! Since you’re reading this,I bet you love to jump. Do you? Most people think [...] | |